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Direct simulation of hypersonic flows over blunt slender bodiesResults of a numerical study of low-density hypersonic flow about cylindrically blunted wedges and spherically blunted cones with body half angles of 0, 5, and 10 deg are presented. Most of the transitional flow regime encountered during entry between the free molecule and continuum regimes is simulated for a reentry velocity of 7.5 km/s by including freestream conditions of 70 to 100 km. The bodies are at zero angle of incidence and have diffuse and finite catalytic surfaces. Translational, thermodynamic, and chemical nonequilibrium effects are considered in the numerical simulation by utilizing the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method. The numerical simulations show that noncontinuum effects such as surface temperature jump, and velocity slip are evident for all cases considered. The onset of chemical dissociation occurs at a simulated altitude of 96 km for the two-dimensional configurations. Comparisons between the DSMC and continuum viscous shock-layer calculations highlight the significant difference in flowfield structure predicted by the two methods.
Document ID
19860055206
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Moss, J. N.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Cuda, V., Jr.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1986
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 86-1348
Accession Number
86A39944
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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